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that would be the square box on box EA82 L Series - the removal of the dash surrounds to get at the cluster is quite daunting to the inexperienced (hand up) Someone must be able to describe where to find the locking wedge shaped ? click in locking tabs? You just need to know where to prise to pop the first one and continue. There is some flexibility in the gauge surround plastics.

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You need to remove the instrument cluster to get to the bulbs and its not that bad if you don't try rushing it. Start with the heater controls by removing the off and defrost buttons. You do this by gently prying them out with a screwdriver or plastic putty knife. Once removed, you'll see a phillips screw under each you'll need to take out. ---Once you remove these screws, the heater controls WILL NOT come out---. Theres two little ears that the screws go into and this is what usually breaks so at this point just leave it alone. If you'd like, you can remove the buttons next to the door(rear defrost/cruise) by prying the button blank next to the working buttons out. I think you need to pull on of the buttons too..IIRC its the rear defrost..theres a screw under there too. This will gently come out and have a harness or two that needs to be unplugged. Next, if you look right in front of the instrument cluster you'll see two screws, take these out. Now grab a metal putty knife or screw driver and start prying the plastic surround off. This goes around the instrument cluster and the 3? dash vents. I start at the middle of the car and work out by prying the two center vents out first. The arm that extend to the center of the car is probably the number 2 place these break. Once you get a section up, keep working around until its loose. Theres another piece that may fall off that is on the top of the surround, but its ok. Now the surround should be loose. Gently pull it out with the steering wheel all the way down and start to disconnect the plugs and harnesses. carefully put the surround to the side. You really don't need to label any of the plugs because its really obvious what goes where on reinstall. Take a look at the instrument cluster and you'll see 4? screws. Take these out and gently pull the cluster out and disconnect the speedo cable by reaching over the top of the cluster and simply pulling it off(that how it is on my USDM 87 gl) on reinstall it just pushes back on. It should be a little looser now. Unplug the two connectors at the top of the cluster and the two round ones on the back. Ones black and ones white and they both come off the same way by pushing the plastic lever in the middle to the outside edge of the connetor while pulling it off. The instrument cluster should be free now. 

 

I guess if your just replacing bulbs change them as soon as you can get to them. They are located in little brown bulb holders that untwist from the back of the cluster. One more note on the heater control, it may slump forward when getting in there or it may stay up. When putting the surround back on, you'll need to make sure the heater controls are sitting on there straight. Theres a little rubber coated peg on the back of the heater controls that fits into a socket behind it. It need to be in this socket to fit right. When your aligning the heater controls use a screw driver or plastic putty knife to gently align the buttons and heat selector while pushing the surround onto it. The screw holes should line up and the buttons should be flush. This is the number 3 place they break so take your time. Good luck

 

Josh

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Thats a great write-up Jeszek! 

 

Josh

 

Thank you Josh!

 

Now I am Updating it,

 

and I will Quote the post from Wagonist...

 

... it has the manual choke, there's a small allen key type screw in the bottom. Pull the lever out as far as you can, and then look up from underneath. Should see it from there.

 

...there, to add the information regarding the removal procedure,

 

for the Manual Choke's Lever. (I hope Wagonist will agree with that)

 

Sorry for hijack this thread.  ;) 

 

Kind Regards.

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Actually, I think it might be a philips screw, but it's been 15 years since I rolled my 85 that had the manual choke.

Either way, there's a screw there :P

 

Remove the crew, then the lever will simply pull out.

When the lever is then pulled out, there's a plastic bevel on the outside of the choke cable. It unscrews, and the choke mechanism will push through behind the dash.

 

BTW, EL Presidente, you forget to mention the 2 screws on the bottom of the surround. Underneath the mirror controls and rear wiper switch :)

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Tryed that. Dident work :/

And now i have a problem with the normal bulbs 2. It takes a few minuts for them to turn on after I start the car. And the fuel gauge dont work before I drive few kilometers first. Hmmmm

And the rear wiper wont work. codswallop that spoob! !@#!!@#@!!##

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it is funny how in the country of origin of the water use clothing item -Speedo - apart from all the other names they are called - we call them Speedo's , whether referring to one pair or more. Once heard "Joey" on Friends mention a Speedo and thought he needed correcting, but looks like the whole of America dropped the last 's' :)

 

Not sure how one can be a pair either :) , pair of pants, shorts, trousers, undies or jocks - one set iis always a pair ??

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